Before you get pregnant, very few people will tell you that you'll have to rearrange that beautiful guest room into a nursery, or that you'll no longer be able to save up for concert tickets quite so quickly, or about how your stomach will actually look when you're seven months along.

And stretch marks? Quite possibly the most taboo, until you announce that the stick turned blue. Not to fear: There's a line of products designed for mommies-to-be that can solve at least one of those problems, and they actually make you feel pretty, too, which is pretty hard to do when your coworkers won't stop asking you if you're having twins.

The Belli Pregnancy skin care line, $18 to $42, includes body creams, face washes and lotions specifically designed with the safety of baby in mind - the products were developed by an M.D. for his pregnant wife - and don't contain ingredients that could potentially harm a developing fetus.

Best of all? They make you feel and smell like you've just left a swanky spa. The Foot Relief Cream, $18, probably my favorite item, is a great way to soothe swollen feet and achy calves with the relaxing scent of peppermint (and a perfect way to get baby's dad to repay you for all the stress you're body's taking on!).

Now, if only they had a product for taking the stress out of labor...

[By Noreen Livoti]

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